Diary of a Notting Hill Nobody – 18 August 2006

MONDAY
I thought Hague was Dave’s official deputy. But today DD phones Nigel to say not to panic, he’s in charge and he’s a got a battle plan to rival Austerlitz. Hour later he turns up and gives us all a pep talk (or was it a ticking off?). ‘Listen up: it’s going to be a bit different around here while I’m calling the shots. You’re all going to do some work for a change. No more of this girly ‘wellbeing’ drivel! There’ll be blood, sweat and tears — but by God you’ll thank me at the end of it.’ Poppy so happy she looks close to fainting. She actually fell over a little bit when he said, ‘Get me the latest security D code warnings’. Saw her and Wonky Tom from home affairs making notes in their little ‘Things that would be different if DD had won’ scrapbook. It’s sad, really.

TUESDAY
Phew, that was close.